Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-22

African adventures by telling how they
cleared away almost every vostigo of that
frlghtful scene Of carnage; how they tenn
porarily hoapcd the hidcous pilo OF corpsos
bohind the walls OF tho tower; how they loft
the treasure still hiding in the well how,
when morning and the "Namovnan came,
they lay lolling about on the sands, smoking
and chatting MS unconcernedly as If they
had not passed night OF horror; how they
satisfied the captains questionngs with tho
remark that their universal condi ton arose
from little tusslc with some wandering
vagabonds on shore; and then ferociously
"sat down. on all further queries on his
part-"by the way, we scared 'em well with
those cannon; how Nebbitt and Fairfax
cleverly improvised a holiday at Tangiers
for tho entire crew, captain and all, much
to their amazcment; how, when the men
wero well ashore the five heroes, all alone,
steamed back to the tower, and how there
they completed the work begun by the dead
Matteo and his associates, and, too, with
the tools of the latterl
Haydee's description Of her fathers
wealth fell far short OF the truth. Casks
yes, casks upon casks completely filled
and packed and literally bursting with
thousands and thousands of crisp silver and
gold coins, long bars Of yellow bullion OF
the purest OF virgin gold, great slabs Of
rich, white, shining silver, box after box
loaded and grooming with diamonds before
whose brilliance those Of Solomon's mines
were as colorless glass, pearls, whose opal
luster would have dimmed and made pale
those Of Cleopatra, rubies, amethysts,
garnets, onyx-stones, opals, thousand,
yea ten times thousand priceless flashing
gems of purest water l--wealth that days
of ceaselcss counting could scarcely enumer-
atel
Lastly, shey found golden, jeweled cask-
ct in which was scroll whereon were
written these words:
"To thee, Haydee, my daughter bequeath
my own wealth, increased by that Of Mu-
ley Al Halef, the last and greatest astrol-
oyer, who was buried with his treasures;
every slave who took part in the burial,
being at once put TO death by his mistress,
with whom the secret died Accident re-
vealed TO me his tomb. Thy riches will
make thee Princess"
Casting the corpses of the dead sailors
down the well, they sealed the top with stone
over which was again spread the turf.
Nebbitt had private room on the "Na-
movna" IN whichhe sometimes kepthis val
uablcs He alone possessed tho key and
never allowed any one TO enter. This was
exactly suited for receiving the treasures
Of the well. And there they packed them
high and close, and dashed them securely
down, to keep the casks and boxes from
rolling about in q storm; and, having made
all fast, they shut the door and Nebbitt
turned the lock again and put the key in his
safe.
When the seamen came aboard once more
from the streets Of Tangiers they exhibited
great curiosity over the last strange freak OF
their master and his guests. Who ever heard
Of giving holiday to all your crew and run
ming off with your own steam YACHT Their
sharp eyes sought evidence for its cause,
but found none land 1t was many q long
day GRE the Tangiers trip ceased to be their
favorlte topic Of conversation, 80 they all
fell to work, and, at nightfall, Tangiers was
far behind.
In an upper chamber of Cragio Castle sit
Lydia and Natalie, busted with their
needles Both have been silent for some
time, as both are deep in thought. A maid
enters quietly and hands note to Lydia. In
an instant the hot blood mounts to her
face, and in an instant, too, II goes. She
looks up at the girl with nod and goes on
with her work. By and by sho chances
hastily and furtively at Natalie, who ap-
pears to be still deeply absorbed in her
fancy-worls. Then she rises and steals soft
ly out Of the room on tiptoe, unnoticed by
the Princess; returning soon to the foot OF